Ruarangi
Ruarangi is a thriller set in the early 1800s. It begins with a young and mischievous Māori man, Ruarangi who flees his father's anger and soon finds himself a captive on a tall-ship heading to England.
Ruarangi is a thriller set in the early 1800s. It begins with a young and mischievous Māori man, Ruarangi who flees his father's anger and soon finds himself a captive on a tall-ship heading to England.
Ruarangi is a thriller set in the early 1800s. It begins with a young and mischievous Māori man, Ruarangi who flees his father's anger and soon finds himself a captive on a tall-ship heading to England.
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